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Milwaukee Alderman Wants Faster Action On Amtrak Expansion

Milwaukee Alderman Bob Bauman is calling on state officials to speed up the expansion for Amtrak’s Hiawatha line between Milwaukee and Chicago so it can better serve the Foxconn plant. Bauman says instead, Governor Scott Walker is looking at putting the expansion of Interstate 94 on the fast track, despite the Amtrak expansion being cheaper. Amtrak’s Sturtevant station is roughly a mile from where the Foxconn factory will be built in Mount Pleasant. The Taiwanese electronics giant is pledging to create 13-thousand jobs at the plant, which will make T-V screens.